Barry Roddy

Barry Roddy was a British mineworker from Newcastle upon Tyne who took part in the Miners' strike of 1984-85 alongside his brother Toby Roddy. In 1984, the two of them were arrested after engaging in a scuffle with the Metropolitan Police Service and local police at a pitmen protest camp in Newcastle, and, with the help of the city solicitor Mary Soulsby, they were able to plead guilty to lower sentences to avoid life in prison. Barry Roddy was convicted of rioting and sentenced to 4 years in prison, while Toby Roddy pled guilty to a fray and was given a 12 months' suspended sentence.